According to a global survey conducted in 2020, ** percent of respondents from the Sub-Saharan Africa region trusted the religious leaders had made a lot of COVID-related decisions based on scientific advice, the highest share across all regions globally. This statistic presents the distribution of public opinion on whether religious leaders based COVID-related decisions on scientific advice worldwide in 2020, by region.
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Wellcome Trust. (November 29, 2021). Share of respondents who believed religious leaders made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1419454/trust-in-religious-leaders-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
Wellcome Trust. "Share of respondents who believed religious leaders made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020, by region." Chart. November 29, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1419454/trust-in-religious-leaders-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
Wellcome Trust. (2021). Share of respondents who believed religious leaders made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1419454/trust-in-religious-leaders-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
Wellcome Trust. "Share of Respondents Who Believed Religious Leaders Made Coronavirus-related Decisions Based on Scientific Advice Worldwide in 2020, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Nov 2021, /statistics/1419454/trust-in-religious-leaders-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
Wellcome Trust, Share of respondents who believed religious leaders made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020, by region ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1419454/trust-in-religious-leaders-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Share of respondents who believed religious leaders made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020, by region [Graph], Wellcome Trust, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1419454/trust-in-religious-leaders-to-give-scientific-advice-for-covid-worldwide-by-region/
